For more information on IFP, or to apply for a
fellowship, interested individuals may contact IFP
partner organization in their region listed below.
General information on IFP may be found on the Ford
Foundation's website, www.fordfound.org.
The Ford Foundation International Fellowships Program
(IFP) provides opportunities for advanced study to
exceptional individuals who will use this education to
become leaders in their respective fields, furthering
development in their own countries and greater
economic and social justice worldwide. To ensure that
Fellows are drawn from diverse backgrounds, IFP will
actively recruit candidates from social groups and
communities that lack systematic access to higher
education.
General Guidelines
The International Fellowships Program provides support
for up to three years of formal graduate-level study.
Fellows will be selected from countries in Asia,
Africa, the Middle East, Latin America and Russia,
where the Ford Foundation maintains active overseas
programs. U.S. nationals are not eligible, although
Fellows may study in the United States.
Fellows are chosen on the basis of their leadership
potential and commitment to community or national
service, as well as for academic excellence. Fellows
may enroll in masters or doctoral programs and may
pursue any academic discipline or field of study that
is consistent with the interests and goals of the Ford
Foundation. The Foundation currently works in 15
fields to strengthen democratic values, reduce poverty
and injustice, promote international cooperation and
advance human achievement.
Once selected, Fellows may enroll in universities in
any part of the world, including their country of
residence. The program will provide placement
assistance to those Fellows not yet admitted to
graduate school.
IFP support will enable Fellows to undertake
short-term language study and training in research and
computer skills prior to graduate school enrollment.
New Fellows attend orientation sessions, and current
Fellows participate in learning and discussion
activities designed to create information and exchange
networks among IFP Fellows worldwide. The program also
encourages Fellows to maintain contact with the
program and remain current in their respective fields
after completing the fellowship period.
Because local conditions vary widely among the IFP
countries, applicants must carefully follow the
specific application guidelines, including deadlines
for the submission of applications, provided by the
relevant IFP partner organization.
Who Is Eligible?
Applicants must be resident nationals or residents of
an eligible IFP country.
In addition, all IFP Fellows must:
Demonstrate excellence in their undergraduate studies
and hold a baccalaureate degree or its equivalent.
Have experience in community service or
development-related activities.
Pursue a post-baccalaureate degree that will directly
enhance their leadership capacity in an academic,
policy, practical or artistic discipline or field
corresponding to one or more of the Foundation's areas
of endeavor.
Present a plan specifying how they will apply their
studies to social problems or issues in their own
countries.
Commit themselves to working on these issues following
the fellowship period.
Current IFP Regions and Countries
Asia
China
India
Indonesia
Vietnam
Africa
East Africa (Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda)
West Africa (Ghana, Nigeria and Senegal)
Latin America
Andes and Southern Cone (Chile and Peru)
Guatemala and Mexico
Russia
Additional IFP sites to be added in late 2001:
The Philippines
Middle East and North Africa (Egypt and Palestine)
Southern Africa (Mozambique and South Africa)
Brazil
IFP Fields of Study
IFP Fellows may choose to study in any academic
discipline or field of study related to the Ford
Foundation's three grant-making areas, which are:
Asset Building and Community Development
Children, Youth and Families
Sexuality and Reproductive Health
Work-Force Development
Development Finance and Economic Security
Environment and Development
Community Development
Education, Media, Arts and Culture
Education Reform
Higher Education and Scholarship
Religion, Society and Culture
Media
Arts and Culture
Peace and Social Justice
Human Rights
International Cooperation
Governance
Civil Society
The Application Process top of page
All applications must be submitted to IFP offices in
the country or region where the applicant resides.
Applications are reviewed and evaluated by a local or
regional panel composed of scholars and practitioners
from various academic fields, who also make the final
selections. The level and duration of the award will
be determined as part of the placement process. Ford
Foundation staff and their family members may not
serve on selection panels and are not eligible to
apply for IFP awards. Members of selection committees,
staff of the organizations managing the program in the
various regions and their family members are also
ineligible for IFP awards.
IFP Fellowship offices determine the application
deadlines and selection schedule.
IFP Fellowship
For more information on IFP, or to apply for a
fellowship, interested individuals may contact IFP
partner organization in their region listed below.
General information on IFP may be found on the Ford
Foundation's website, www.fordfound.org.
Future Sites
IFP activities in the Philippines, the Middle East and
North Africa (Egypt and Palestine), Southern Africa
(Mozambique and South Africa) and Brazil will begin in
late 2001. Contact information for IFP partners in
these countries and regions will be posted on this
site as soon as it is available.
Current IFP Partners:
ASIA
For China, please contact:
Institute of International Education (IIE)
P.O. Box 47-050
Fuchengmen Post Office, Fuchengmen Bei Dajie #19
Beijing 100037, China
Website: www.china-ifp.org
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For India, please contact:
United State Educational Foundation in India (USEFI)
12 Hailey Road
New Delhi 110001, India
Tel: (91) (11) 335 8893/94, 332 8944
Fax: ( 91) (11) 335 8893
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For Indonesia, please contact:
International Education Foundation, Indonesia (IIEF)
Menara Imperium, 28th Fl, Suite B
Metropolitan Kuningan Superblok Kav. l
Jakarta 12980, Indonesia
Phone: (62) (21) 831-7304/5
Fax: (62) (21) 831-7302
Website: www.iie.org/iie/ief/
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For Vietnam, please contact:
Center for Educational Exchange with Vietnam (CEEVN)
Suite #602 Sao Bac Building
5 Pho Da Tuong
Hanoi, Vietnam
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AFRICA
For Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, please contact:
Inter-University Council for East Africa (IUCEA)
East African Development Bank Building
Plot 4 Nile Avenue, P.O. Box 7110
Kampala, Uganda
Phone: (256) (41) 256251/2
Fax: (256) (41) 342007
Website: www.iucea.org
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For Ghana, Nigeria, and Senegal, please contact:
The Association of African Universities (AAU)
PO Box AN 5744
Accra North, Ghana
Website: www.aau.org/
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LATIN AMERICA
For Chile and Peru, please contact:
Latin America Faculty of Social Sciences (FLACSO)
Leopoldo Urrutia 1950
Ñuñoa, Santiago, Chile
Website: www.programabecas.org
E-mail: [log in to unmask]
For Guatemala, please contact:
Center for Research on the Mesoamerica Region (CIRMA)
Correo Nacional 5a, Calle Oriente 5
La Antigua, Guatemala, 03001
Phone: (502) 8320126, 8321006/7
Fax: (502) 8322083
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For Mexico, please contact:
Center for Research and Higher Studies in Social
Science (CIESAS)
Calle Juárez 87
14000 Tlalpan Mexico, D.F., Mexico
Phone: (52) 56-55-9718
Website: www.ciesas.edu.mx
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RUSSIA
For Russia, please contact:
Institute of International Education (IIE)
Tverskaya ul. 16/2, 5th Floor
103009 Moscow, Russia
Phone: (7) (095) 935-83-53
Website: www.iie.ru/pgms/IFP/
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